Wick remover



Dec. 24, 1935.

w. NELSON WICK REMOVER Filed Dec. 8, 1934 Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WICK REMOVER Walter Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application December 8, 1934, Serial No. 756,699

4 Claims.

The present invention has to do in general with the removal of cylindrical wicks, such as are used in the burners of oil stoves of various makes which have become so burned and crusted within 5 the wick holders as to render the operation of removal of the wick an extremely diicult task.

Wicks of the type to which the invention applies are arranged in cylindrical holders forming elements of the burners to permit of the replacement of fresh wicks, when the old ones have burned down to points where their operation is no longer eflicient and become so encrusted Within the holders it usually involves a difficult, tedious and dirty operation to remove the old wicks l5 and in many instances they must be pried out in sections.

This invention proposes a simple and inexpensive means for removing tightly adherent wicks and one by which the operation may be quickly accomplished and eiectively carried out without the usual difliculty and dirt.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention and forms a part of this specification Figure 1 is a central vertical section through a wick holder, wick and wick remover, illustrating.

the practical application of the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved wick remover, inverted.

In Figure l, there is shown the usual oil stove burner detached from the stove including the cylindrical wick holder Il) having inner and outer walls II and I2 in the space between which the cylindrical wick I3 becomes crusted and tightly 36 adherent to the inner and outer walls II and I2 of the holder.

The invention proposes a cylindrical remover I5 having spaced inner and outer cylindrical Walls or members I S, I'I arranged in concentric 40 spaced relation. The walls I 6, Il correspond in length. The inner wall I6 having a diameter adapting the same to slidably telescope the outer surface of the inner wall I I of the holder I0, and the diameter of the outer wall Il of the remover being such that it may slidably telescope the inner surface of the outer wall I2 of the holder. The outer ends of the walls I6, I1 merge into the sides of a ilat annulus Ila having a narrow body portion. The annulus IIa in connection with the walls I6, Il provide an annular Wick receiving chamber IIb which is closed at its inner and open at its outer end. l

Moreover, the free entering edge of each of the Walls I6 and I'I of the remover is serrated throughout to form an annular series of teeth I8 which, when the remover is inserted in the holder constitute a cutting means to cut the incrustation between the inner and outer walls of the holder and the wick I3.

In the use of the improved wick remover I5, 5 it is placed with the free edges of its -walls in wardly and outwardly of the wick to be removed, and then with an oscillating movement of the remover it is gradually forced into the Wick holder, the teeth I8 effectively cutting the in- 10 crustation between the wick and the holder walls. This operation is continued until the remover is suiciently deep in the holder to free the wick from the latter, and it then becomes an easy matter to withdraw the wick remover and with it 15 the wick I3 since the latter is frictionally gripped between the walls of the remover as the latter is gradually worked deeper and deeper into the holder. However, since this is a mere friction grip it does not prevent ready disassociation of 20 the wick from the Wick remover subsequent to its removal from the holder.

It will be noted that, in the above operation, the dirt and particles of carbon cut from around the wick are held within the wick holder and pre- 25 vented from iiying around and hence the operation, with the present remover, is carried out with a minimum of dirt. Both the holder and the wick remover may be readily cleaned before the insertion of a new wick or subsequent use of the 30 remo-ver for its intended purposes.

What I claim is:

l. A remover for annular wicks comprising a. pair of cylindrical members arranged in concentric spaced relation, a flat annulus arranged be- $5 tween and integral with the inner end of said members for connecting them together in spaced relation, said annulus and members coacting to provide an annular wick receiving chamber open at its outer end and closed at its inner end, and 40 each of said members having its outer edge formed with a cutting means.

2. In an implement for removing a wick from a holder having a pair ofv concentrically arranged spaced walls between which the wick is positioned, 45 a cylindrical inner member of an inner diameter for engaging the inner face of the inner wall of the holder, an outer cylindrical member arranged in concentric spaced relation toy the said inner member and of an outer diameter for engaging the 50 inner face of the outer Wall of the holder, an annulus having a narrow body, said annulus having its inner and outer edges merging respectively into the inner ends of said inner and outer members, said annulus forming in connection with said members an annular wick receiving chamberV closed at its inner end and open at its outer end.

3. In an implement for removing a wick from a holder having a pair of concentrically arranged spaced walls between which the wick is positioned a cylindrical inner member of an inner diameter for engaging the inner face of the inner wall of the holder, an outer cylindrical member arranged in concentric spaced relation to the said inner member and of an outer diameter for engaging the inner face of the outer wall of the holder,

an annulus having a narrow body, said annulus having its inner and outer edges merging respectively into the inner ends of said inner and outer members, said annulus forming in connection with said members an annular Wick receiving chamber closed at its inner end and open at its outer end, and each of said members having its outer end serrated throughout to provide a cutter.

4. In an implement for removing a wick from a holder having a pair of concentrically arranged spaced walls between which the wick is positioned a cylindrical inner member of an inner diameter for engaging the inner face of the inner wall of the holder, an outer cylindrical member arranged in concentric spaced relation to the said inner member and of an outer diameter for engaging the inner face of the outer wall of the holder, an annulus having a narrow body, said annulus having its inner and outer edges merging respectively into the inner ends of said inner and outer members, said annulus forming in connection with said members an annular wick receiving chamber closed at its inner end and open at its 15 

